a World Health Organization (WHO) A rapid response task force is sent to South Sudan to investigate a mysterious disease that has spread rapidly in the city of Fangak and has left at least 89 people dead.
South Sudanese health officials informed the organization after local scientists were unable to determine the cause of the deaths.
The area recently experienced severe flooding which may be behind the causes.
Samples were taken to help identify the disease, but initial tests had already ruled out the possibility of deaths from cholera.
Credit: Janiecbros / istockThe World Health Organization is investigating a mysterious disease that has killed at least 89 people in South Sudan
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This is the third year in a row that South Sudan has suffered from floods. According to international newspapers, the floods impeded the population’s access to food and caused this to happen Malnutrition severe among children.
According to the international charitable organization Doctors without bordersThe number of children in hospitals has doubled since the floods began.
Credit: Vlad_karavaev / istockThe floods worsened the conditions of the population in the north of the country
In addition, oil from fields in the area has polluted the water, causing animal deaths.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said the floods in the area are the result of climate change.
